New owner of a Finnish Bofors 40mm

[Jon Bradshaw]

So the followup on the tire discussion, the implement tires are roughly $120 CAD each and then roughly $30 for each tube. $150 x 4 is not too bad. Once I get the rims cleaned and painted they can be put on with all the care and attention needed an old split rim wheel.
The implement tire as mentioned is not a high speed wheel but this will likely never go anywhere on the roads unless on another trailer. Low speed for a parade or anything like that will be fine.
Bumping around out in a field is what they are made for and the quality of the farm tires is usually very good.

To start a new discussion- what is the most likely tractor for these? CMP? APT? Half track? or a form of gun tractor?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Jon and Peter,

Thanks for the pictures, nice catch Jon.

The next thing you need to cast your nets out is for a LAAT, Light Anti-Aircraft Artllery Tractor - see e.g. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=24307

[Bob Carriere]

I was sure I had a spare wheel Jon

................. but turns out to be quite different.

Is a 20 in. rim with a 32 x 6 old style tire........

....... available to anyone who can justify the use......

Cheers

[Patrice DEBUCQUOY]

Hi Bob,

I think your wheel is a standard 20" Ford 3 ton (here on a German Ford V3000 but other nations mounted them).

DFMLtTT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DFMLtTT.jpg

Cheers,
Patrice.

[David Herbert]

Ten stud on a Ford ?

David

[Bob Carriere]

It seems that in that era a lot of wheels had 10 holes drilled but only five used in front and ten in the rear and they got around to five studs in front by using a 1/8 in. thick spacer between the nuts and the rims thereby hiding the extra 5 holes...... very common on GM and possibly GMC....Maple Leaf..... no experience with the Ford.

The wheel does look similar to the Ford pictured.

Thanks for the info..... wheel remains unspoken for......

Cheers

Bob C